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The Fourth Day of the Lunar New Year: Sweeping Away 'Poverty' to Welcome Good Luck
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2026 nián2026年2 yuè2月20 rì20日shì是nóng lì农历zhēng yuè chū sì正月初四。

February 20, 2026, is the fourth day of the first lunar month.

zài在zhè这yī tiān一天,zhōng guó中国mín jiān民间yǒu有yí gè一个fēi cháng非常yǒu yì si有意思de的xí sú习俗,jiào zuò叫作“rēng qióng扔穷”。

On this day, there is a very interesting folk custom in China called 'Throwing Away Poverty.'

rén men人们huì会tōng guò通过dà sǎo chú大扫除,bǎ把jiā lǐ家里de的jiù旧dōng xī东西rēng diào扔掉,xī wàng希望néng能gǎn zǒu赶走pín qióng贫穷hé和bù shùn不顺,yíng lái迎来xīn新yī nián一年de的fú qì福气。

People do a thorough cleaning and throw away old things at home, hoping to drive away poverty and misfortune and welcome blessings for the new year.

wèi shén me为什么chū sì初四yào要“rēng扔qióng穷”ne呢?

Why do people 'throw away poverty' on the fourth day?

chuán shuō传说zhèng正yuè chū月初sì四shì是“yáng羊rì日”,yīn wèi因为“yáng羊”hé和jí xiáng吉祥de的“xiáng祥”dú yīn读音xiāng jìn相近,suǒ yǐ所以zhè这yī tiān一天bèi被rèn wéi认为fēi cháng非常jí lì吉利。

Legend says the fourth day of the first lunar month is 'Sheep Day' because the word for 'sheep' sounds similar to the word for 'auspicious,' so this day is considered very lucky.

lìng wài另外,cóng从chū yī初一dào到chū sān初三,wèi le为了liú zhù留住jiā lǐ家里de的cái财qì气,dà jiā大家tōng cháng通常bù不sǎo dì扫地、bù不dào倒lā jī垃圾。

Also, from the first to the third day, to keep the household's wealth, people usually do not sweep the floor or take out the trash.

dào到le了chū sì初四,rén men人们zhōng yú终于kě yǐ可以chè dǐ彻底qīng sǎo清扫,bǎ把jī zǎn积攒le了jǐ tiān几天de的lā jī垃圾quán bù全部rēng diào扔掉,zhè这yě也dài biǎo代表zhe着bǎ把“qióng qì穷气”sòng zǒu送走。

On the fourth day, people finally clean thoroughly and throw away the accumulated garbage, symbolizing sending away 'poverty.'

“rēng qióng扔穷”tōng cháng通常fēn wéi分为jǐ gè几个bù zhòu步骤。

'Throwing away poverty' usually involves several steps.

shǒu xiān首先shì是qīng sǎo清扫,rén men人们huì会cóng从wū zi屋子zuì最lǐ miàn里面wǎng往mén kǒu门口sǎo扫,tè bié特别shì是yào要bǎ把chú fáng厨房dǎ sǎo打扫dé得gàn干gān jìng jìng干净净。

First is sweeping; people sweep from the innermost part of the house toward the door, especially cleaning the kitchen very well.

jiē zhe接着shì是rēng diào扔掉jiù wù旧物,bǐ rú比如huài diào坏掉de的cān jù餐具huò或bù zài不再chuān穿de的jiù旧yī fú衣服,zhè这dài biǎo代表wèi为xīn nián新年de的hǎo yùn好运téng chū腾出kōng jiān空间。

Next is throwing away old items, like broken dishes or clothes no longer worn, which represents making space for good luck in the new year.

zuì hòu最后,yǒu有de的dì fāng地方hái还huì会fàng biān pào放鞭炮,yòng用xiǎng liàng响亮de的shēng yīn声音bǎ把“qióng shén穷神”chè dǐ彻底gǎn zǒu赶走。

Finally, in some places, firecrackers are set off to loudly drive away the 'poverty spirit.'

chú le除了rēng扔qióng穷,chū sì初四yě也shì是huān yíng欢迎“zào wáng yé灶王爷”huí jiā回家de的rì zi日子。

Besides throwing away poverty, the fourth day is also the day to welcome the Kitchen God back home.

zài在yǐn shí饮食shàng上,běi fāng北方rén人liú xíng流行chī吃“zhé luó折罗”,yě也jiù shì就是bǎ把qián jǐ tiān前几天shèng xià剩下de的fàn cài饭菜hé合zài在yì qǐ一起chī吃。

In terms of food, people in northern China like to eat 'Zhe Luo,' which means mixing leftover dishes from the previous days together.

zhè这bù jǐn不仅shì是wèi le为了bù不làng fèi浪费shí wù食物,yě也dài biǎo代表le了qín jiǎn jié yuē勤俭节约de的hǎo好xí guàn习惯。

This is not only to avoid wasting food but also represents the good habit of thriftiness.

zhè xiē这些chū sì初四de的xí sú习俗,fǎn yìng反映le了rén men人们duì对měi hǎo美好shēng huó生活de的xiàng wǎng向往。

These customs on the fourth day reflect people's longing for a better life.

tōng guò通过zhè这yī tiān一天de的láo dòng劳动,jiā lǐ家里biàn dé变得zhěng qí整齐le了,xīn qíng心情yě也biàn dé变得gèng jiā更加qīng sōng轻松。

Through the work done on this day, the home becomes tidy, and people's mood becomes lighter.

xī wàng希望dà jiā大家dōu都néng能tōng guò通过zhè这yī tiān一天de的yí shì仪式,rēng diào扔掉guò qù过去de的fán nǎo烦恼,zài在xīn新de的yī nián一年lǐ里píng ān平安shùn suì顺遂,wàn shì rú yì万事如意。

It is hoped that everyone can use this day's ritual to throw away past troubles and have peace, smoothness, and success in the new year.

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